If you think that hospitals are the only place left where you will not get infected with the COVID-19, then you are wrong! Only if the hospital administration takes strict precautions, the spread of the infection can be stopped. Though the guidelines have been released for the general public too, due to lack of discipline, the virus is spreading at a much faster pace.

There are a large number of hospitals and clinics where COVID-19 positive patients are ill-treated with no proper maintenance. This has led to a large scale discussion on the topic of what are the safety precautions that must be taken by the patients and the staff! 

TREATING PATIENTS IN ISOLATION

Have you heard about the airborne transmission of COVID-19 as claimed by WHO? Yes, this deadly virus can transmit through the air as well. So, you need to take care of your surroundings as well. 

Therefore, in the isolation ward, patients must be placed in monitored unfavorable air pressure rooms, and the staff must wear respiratory protection along with the gloves and the gown. 

 SAFETY PRACTICES IN ISOLATION

Some of the fundamental and compulsory practices that must be followed are:

• HANDWASHING

It has become a new norm since the spread of the pandemic. Whether at the office, work, or at any public place, you must have your hand sanitizers, and even the authorities should provide them. The staff members must use a hand sanitizing solution every time they enter and exit the room. Also if you have worn the gloves, you must wash your hands. 

• PATIENT PLACEMENT AND TRANSPORT

During this COVID-19 Narad Hospital Says it is crucial to keep the patients of an isolation ward in a private room. Even when transferring the patient from one place to another, proper precautions like sanitizing the area around, wearing PPE, cleaned floors, etc., must be taken.

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